B⁻

Schools in Forest Oaks · Guilford County Schools

Forest Oaks’s public schools outscore 53% of North Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Forest Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

#135of 290 North Carolina townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

47%

▼ 3 pts vs NC 50%

2021–22

Math proficiency

46%

▼ 5 pts vs NC 51%

2021–22

Graduate on time

91%

▲ 4 pts vs NC 86%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.3K

▲ 10% vs NC $13.0K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.3

NC 16.0 · smaller classes

Schools in town

31,931 students on the public path

In brief

Forest Oaks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 166 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Forest Oaks’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,307 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

64 elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Southeast Guilford Middle, then Southeast Guilford High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Forest Oaks’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB⁺ Graduation

B−: better than 53% of North Carolina school districts, #135 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 53%

Lower resultsHigher results

North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (166)Better than 43%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 34,286 test results and a graduating class of 5,765 could put Forest Oaks anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Forest Oaks’s students in the tested grades sat them (32,860 in math, 35,711 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forest Oaks, with each school’s own grade.

64 schools teach K in Forest Oaks’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Southwest Elementary

Elementary · Grades K–5 · High Point

A⁺

808 students17:1Rate it →

Oak Ridge Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oak Ridge

A⁺

Town	Schools	Main districts
Forest Oaks	B⁻	Guilford County Schools
Greensboro	B⁻	Guilford County Schools

Forest Oaks’s public schools outscore 53% of North Carolina districts

Forest Oaks’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

64 elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

What’s behind Forest Oaks’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Southeast Guilford Middle

Southeast Guilford Middle

Southeast Guilford Middle

Southeast Guilford High

Southeast Guilford High

Southeast Guilford High

Southeast Guilford High

The district

Below the state in reading

Forest Oaks vs. its neighbors

Every school in Forest Oaks

Questions about Forest Oaks’s schools

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